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Panel Discussion: Using Access to information to build stronger partnerships and institutions @MediaCouncilK @giz_gmbh #KE @GermanyinKenya @DavidOmwoyo @FlorenceKajuju
Commissioner Lucy Ndungú: ATI Act is a partnership law that requires the Commission to partner with other stakeholders for public participation, proactive disclosure #AccessToInfoKe
@JYesho: For every right there is an equal and corresponding duty. Various institutions have been bestowed upon the mandate to ensure that these rights are implemented through set mechanisms. This can be enhanced through collaboration with such institution.
Chief Guest, North Eastern Regional Commissioner, Nicodemus Ndalani, underscores importance of #AccessToInfoKE by saying peace in the region has been achieved through sharing of info between govt & citizens @MediaCouncilK @giz_gmbh #KE @GermanyinKenya @bodo_immink @FlorenceKajuju
Mr Ndalani: failure to disclose info on time & accurately allows for misinformation & distrust among citizens
Underscores the need for journalists in the region to be more professional than they're; citing recent misleading coverage. He says media should fairly & accurately cover public issues & subjects.
@FlorenceKajuju: Commission oversights the right to fair administrative justice action & the right of access to information as provided for by Articles 47 and 35 of Constitution, respectively @MediaCouncilK @DavidOmwoyo @bodo_immink @giz_gmbh #KE @GermanyinKenya #AccessToInfoKE
@FlorenceKajuju: The Commission, being the oversight agency, has progressively put measures in place for effective and optimal realization of the right of access to information.
In the last Financial Year, 130,492 requests for info were received and processed by various Ministries, Government Departments and Agencies. This was a significant increase compared to the previous 2018/19 financial year where only 4,607 requests were processed @FlorenceKajuju
ATI Commissioner Lucy Ndung'u: The importance of access to information to a country’s citizenry is premised on the fact that all sovereign power belongs to the people and as public officers all the information we hold is in trust for the people. #AccessToInfoKE @MediaCouncilK
Commission is keen on ensuring that all public entities adhere to the provisions of the Access to Information Act to promote transparency, participation, inclusivity and accountability in governance as envisaged by the Constitution @giz_gmbh #KE @bodo_immink #AccessToInfoKE
Commission is working towards creating more awareness on access to information to make sure that all actors; members of the public, public entities, media & oversight institutions are aware of their obligations resulting to the seamless implementation of the Act. @MediaCouncilK
The Commission Set to Train Journalists to Commemorate Universal Access to Information Day
The Commission will join the world in commemorating the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) on Tuesday 28th September 2021. The theme for IDUAI 2021, is ‘The Right to Know – Building Back Better with Access to Information’.
The Day will highlight the importance of expanding access to information laws, and their implementation worldwide to build back strong institutions for sustainable development and to uphold the vision of information as a public good,
The Commission in partnership with @MediaCouncilK
will this morning commemorate the International Day for Universal Access to Information #AccessToInfoKE #AccessToInfoDay #RightToKnow
will this morning commemorate the International Day for Universal Access to Information #AccessToInfoKE #AccessToInfoDay #RightToKnow
@MediaCouncilK The event will culminate into the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between @KenyasOmbudsman and @MediaCouncilK on collaboration to enhance awareness amongst journalists on Access to Information and launch Access to Information in Kenya : A Journalists' Handbook.
@MediaCouncilK The theme of this year's IDUATI is “Access to Information – Saving lives, Building Trust, Bringing Hope!”, the event will contribute to the exchange of good practices and guidelines on the right to access information #AccessToInfoKE #AccessToInfoDay #RightToKnow
The theme of this year's IDUATI is “Access to Information – Saving lives, Building Trust, Bringing Hope!”, the event will contribute to the exchange of good practices and guidelines on the right to access information #AccessToInfoKE #AccessToInfoDay #RightToKnow
It will highlight the key role of access to information in saving lives and mitigating the impact of crises such as the current pandemic, as well as in shaping sustainable policies #AccessToInfoKE #AccessToInfoDay #RightToKnow
To commemorate the day, the Commission in partnership with the @MediaCouncilK will host a virtual event where they will launch Access to information in Kenya: A Journalists' Handbook #AccessToInfoKe #AccessToInfoDay #RightToKnow
This year's International Day of Universal Access to Information will be celebrated on Monday, September 28 #AccessToInfoKe #AccessToInfoDay #RightToKnow
The IDUAI will focus on the RTI in times of crisis and on the advantages of having constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information to save lives, build trust and help the formulation of sustainable policies through the COVID-19 and beyond.
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted importance of information in times of crisis #AccessToInfoKE #AccessToInfoDay #RightToKnow
To commemorate this year's Internation Day for Universal Access to Information. The Commission in collaboration with the @MediaCouncilK will launch the Access to Information in Kenya:A Journalists' Handbook #AccessToInfoKE #AccessToInfoDay #RightToKnow
The theme for this year's celebration is Access to Information - Saving Lives, Building Trust, Bringing Hope in the times of the Covid-19 pandemic. Access to accurate and timely information helps people to make safe choices for themselves and their families #AccessToInfoDay
The IDUAI 2020 presents an opportunity for us to take take stock of the implementation of the Access to Information Act, 2016 and highlight some of the good practices and challenges of accessing information in the times of COVID-19 in Kenya #AccessToInfoKe #AccessToInfoDay
This year's International Day of Universal Access to Information will be celebrated on Monday, September 28 #AccessToInfoKe #AccessToInfoDay #RightToKnow
This year’s celebration will focus on the RTI in times of crisis and on the advantages of having constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information to save lives #AccessToInfoKe #AccessToInfoDay #RightToKnow
build trust and help the formulation of sustainable policies through and beyond the COVID-19 crisis #AccessToInfoDay #AccessToInfoKE #RightToKnow
Universal access to information is a cornerstone of healthy and inclusive knowledge societies #AccessToInfoDay #AccessToInfoKE #RightToKnow
Universal access to information means that everyone has the right to seek, receive and impart information. This right is an integral part of the right to freedom of expression.
The media plays a crucial role in informing the public about issues of interest, but it relies on the ability to seek and receive information, too. Hence, the right to universal access to information is also bound up with the right to freedom of the press #RightToKnow
This year's International Day of Universal Access to Information will be celebrated on September 28.
This year’s celebration will focus on the RTI in times of crisis and on the advantages of having constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information to save lives,
build trust and help the formulation of sustainable policies through and beyond the COVID-19 crisis #AccessToInfoDay #AccessToInfoKE #RightToKnow
The Commission this morning held a stakeholders validation on the Draft Specimen Model Law on Access to Information for the County Governments #AccessToInfoKE
Section 95 of the County Government Act requires county governments to enact legislation to ensure access to information in order to give further effect to Article 35 of the Constitution and subject to national legislation governing access to information #AccessToInfoKE
The feedback received will go into improving the model law which will guide the county governments in enacting ATI laws which meet the constitutional principles #AccessToInfoKE
The Commission today held an internal stakeholder meeting to discuss the Draft Model Law on Access to Information for the counties #AccessToInfoKE
Article 35 of the Constitution guarantees the right of every person to access information held by the state or any person required to protect a fundamental right or freedom.
Parliament in September 2016 passed the Access to Information law to make it easier for all Kenyan citizens to (get, receive and reach) information from government and private institutions.
Participants sharing their views during a validation workshop on the Access to Information in Kenya: A Journalists’ Handbook at the Nairobi Safari Club #AccessToInfoKE @MediaCouncilK @KUJ_Kenya @AMWIK @TISAKenya
@MediaCouncilK @KUJ_Kenya @AMWIK @TISAKenya The handbook developed by the Commission in collaboration with the @MediaCouncilK provides a training module for journalists in Kenya on how best to deploy and use access to information regimes as they execute their varied roles #AccessToInfoKE
@MediaCouncilK @KUJ_Kenya @AMWIK @TISAKenya The handbook would also spell out how journalists can best use access to information as a critical tool for credible investigative journalism. The views of the stakeholders will be incorporated and will go along way in the improvement of the handbook #AccessToInfoKE
The Commission in collaboration with the @MediaCouncilK today held a validation workshop on the draft Access to Information in Kenya :A Journalists' Handbook #AccessToInfoKE
@MediaCouncilK @KenyasOmbudsman Commissioner in Charge of Access to Information, Ms Lucy Ndung’u made a commitment that the Commission will continue to partner with the @MediaCouncilK and the media to ensure the realisation of the Access to Information law #AccessToInfoKE
@MediaCouncilK The @MediaCouncilK CEO @DavidOmwoyo on his part re-emphasised the need to break the culture of secrecy and hiding of Information and urged the Commission to enforce the penalties on the violations of the law by officers and institutions #AccessToInfoKE
The Commission in partnership with IDLO organised a three-day retreat for the Committee on the development of Regulations under Access to Information Act, 2016 at Sentrim Hotel, Elementaita #AccessToInfoKE
The retreat was aimed at; Consideration and adoption of the first Draft ATI Regulations by the members, sharing of best practices and experience by the participants of the learning program on the Right to Information in India #AccessToInfoKE
Consideration of the experiences for possible inclusion in the draft regulations and formulation of a road map for the draft Regulations. The retreat was also attended by a representative from open governance partnership(OGP), KNADS , Department of Justice from AG's office
